Limestone plinth with the remains of a group of Herakles and the Hydra, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Limestone plinth with the remains of a group of Herakles and the Hydra, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 510–490 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2744.Open Access by the MET

Archaic II

Limestone plinth with the remains of a group of Herakles and the Hydra

Statue base with the remains of the scene of Herakles and Iolaos fighting the Lernaean Hydra. Overall: 4 3/8 × 9 3/8 × 25 in. (11.1 × 23.8 × 63.5 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Date
510 - 490 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2744, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
Hermary 2013, no. 309

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